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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - UPDATE: The individuals involved in the deadly paragliding accident have been identified as Aberdeen mayor Travis Schaunaman and his two children, according to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office.

As a result of the accident, Schaunaman’s 8-year-old child was killed. Meanwhile, Schaunaman and his 10-year-old child received serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

The Brown County Sheriff’s Office and the City of Aberdeen have requested the public extend privacy to the Schaunaman family during this difficult time.

Senator Mike Rounds also issued his condolences to the family in a Facebook post.

This is a developing story.

PREVIOUS: Three people have been hospitalized after a paraglider accident northeast of Aberdeen.

On August 19, Brown County Communications received a 911 report of a paragliding accident from witnesses in the area.

As a result of the accident, two people were transported to Avera St. Luke’s and one person was found unresponsive.

The Brown County Sheriff’s Office, Frederick Fire Department, Aberdeen Medics, Careflight, and the South Dakota Highway Patrol all responded to the accident. The FAA and NTSB have been contacted to investigate.

Hey I am going on a weekend trip to Aberdeen, coming from Minnesota. Is there anywhere you would recommend going. I am just looking for things to do there or somewhere close by.

I am an out of state researcher. I am trying to identify a South Dakota criminal case that had a Wisconsin based criminologist testify as an expert. The testimony would have been within the past five years. It is not known if this expert was retained by the prosecution or the defense. The initials of the expert are “T.T.”. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have exhausted all other methods known to me to identify the case.

A Colorado-based company that at one point had announced a $2.6 billion ethanol-based jet fuel plant in South Dakota has pulled away from the state.
In its most recent earnings report, Gevo confirmed it is exiting the project in South Dakota, known as ATJ-60. It held a ceremonial groundbreaking in the fall of 2022

Why haven’t people pushed the state to require employers to provide sick pay? Let’s face it being sick isn’t a vacation.

Saw the beautiful sunflower fields on CNS Sunday morning today and was wondering if there are any fields along I90 between Chamberlin and Wall? We will be there in 2 weeks and will be visiting family in Jones County (Murdo) area. TIA

I'm probably going to be moving to South Dakota to the Yankton area, within the next week or two. my main concern is weather, climate and driving conditions. have a AWD Mercedes and a f150 (4wd) which are probably the best options to drive in that type of climate from what I read. I also have a C8 corvette which is a RWD sports car which here in Arkansas I drive it basically all the time except when there is the occasional snowfall. I won't be in SD all year but a large majority of it with a occasional break to return home to AR. I would like to drive my C8 quite a bit in SD but I'm afraid that may not be possible and I might need to leave it in AR at my house in storage. Just asking for some advice and answers.

I’m trying to find out is someone filed for divorce or not in brown county/aberdeen. Does the ecourts site show civil matters? Or what is the best way to find out this information? It looks like there’s also a site called PARS that you can fill out a form and pay money for basically a background info of all their matters.

TYIA!

Update: thanks South Dakota! Mystery solved, confirmed through yall saying it shows civil and confirmed with the courthouse as well!

I think they say something like ‘it’s never safe to drink and ride’. I’m so confused at what their point is. Like it’s obviously a much safer choice to be a passenger when you’ve been drinking than to drive yourself.

Where is the best place to get a haircut that’ll be nice but nicely priced. I gotta get a haircut once a month. Thank you